There are many challenges in assessing the impact of academic research on policy and practice.

When to assess impact? - too early and impact has yet to occur too late and it is hard to trace.

Which methods are best at identifying and illustrating impact?

How can we demonstrate the difference made by research rather than other factors?

In this seminar, Sarah Morton will draw from her own research assessing the impact from a research partnership, along with her ten years’ experience as a knowledge exchange practitioner to explore these issues in more detail. She will consider how research impact occurs, and argue that close work with research-users is the key to ensuring impact. A theory-based approach to impact assessment will be presented, linking research and KE to outcomes and creating a framework for evidence collection.

Speaker: Dr Sarah Morton, Co-Director (Communication and Knowledge Exchange), Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, University of Edinburgh

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